Baby-hammock.



W. H. CONNERY.

BABY HAMMOCK. APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

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BABY HAMMOOK.

APPLIOATION FILED APR.14, 1909.

Patented Apr. 12,1910.

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\VILLIAIVI HOWE CONNERY, OF CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

BABY-HAMMOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

Application filed April 14, 1909. Serial No. 489,791.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lViLLIAM H. Connnnr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chattanooga, in the county of Hamilton and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and Improved Baby-lilammock, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to baby hammocks, which may be lmng from the sides of a sleeping room above the bed of the mother or out doors on a porch or lawn, and which is so arranged as to permit ready access to the occupant.

An object of this invention is to construct a hammock which may be readily adjusted to any height relative to its support, by an improved means.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hammock with a protecting hood which may be readily adjusted thereon, and which may swing over or away from the hammock.

A still further object is to provide a hammock which will hold the child comfortably, steadily and with the least danger of falling out.

These and other objects will be more clearly set forth hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a view, in elevation, of the hammock shown suspended above a bed; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the hammock with the cover or hood removed; Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section through the hammock on the line 3-3 in Fig. 2, parts being broken away; Fig. 41. is a transverse section on the line 1- 1 in Fig. 3, showing details of the retaining belt; Fig. 5 is a side View in elevation, showing the connection of the hood support to the suspending rope; and Fig. 6 is an end view looking from right to left in Fig. 5.

Referring more particularly to the separate parts of the device, the body of the hammock 1 is suspended from hooks 2 on the walls of the room, by means of an endless suspcnsion rope 3. This endless rope may be formed in any suitable manner. If spliced or knotted, the connection can be hid den in the loops 4t on the body portion 1 of the hammock. By making this rope endless, the tension thereon automatically adjusts itself, causing the hammock to hang evenly. The suspension rope has at the ends, threaded in a loop thereon, rings 5, which engage the hooks 2 in the wall or any other suitable support. At both ends of the hammock body, threaded on the suspension rope 3 by a pair of openings in each, are eveners (3. Also threaded onto said suspension rope 3 at the foot end of the body portion is a brace rod '7, which spreads the rope apart and thus stretches the body portion, preventing its closing in on the occupant of the hammock.

The height of suspension of the body portion is adjusted by means of a take-up 8, which is threaded at one end in a loop of the suspension rope at 9, and at the other end 10 is adapted to grip the two strands of the suspension rope, which are threaded through a. couple of perforations therein.

The body portion of the hammock is composed of an outer layer 11, which may be of any suitable material, such as cloth, canvas, leatherette, leather or the like, an intermediate layer 12, which is preferably of some soft material such as cotton, felt, or the like, and an inner layer 13, which may be of any suitable material and if preferred, waterproof. At both ends of the body portion there are inclined slits 14, which are laced together by means of lacings passing through eyelets 16, thus closing the ends and raising them somewhat, thereby forming the body portion into the shape of a :anoe. The edges of the slits are lapped over at 17, to reinforce the same.

Adjustably mounted on the suspension rope 3 is a supporting frame 18. \Vhilc this frame 18 may be made of any suitable form and material, it is preferably made of a single piece of wire bent into the form shown. This frame 18 has a pair of forwardly-extended legs '1.) formed by the wire being bent back on itself in the shape of an elongated loop. One end of the wire in each loop is spun into one or more turns 20 which engage the suspension rope The wire as it comes from these turns 20 passes through twists in the other wires of the legs 19 and forms the cross brace 31.. The wires forming the twists 30 extend substantially vertical from the twists to form the uprights 32 and then to a horizontal position forming the cross brace 33. .-.This brace 33 also forms a pivotal support for the frame 35 of the hood. This frame 35 may be of any suitable form and material but is preferably a single piece of wire bent in a substantially U-shaped form, the bend of the U being at the top. The ends of the U take one or more turns around the brace 33 to form hinges 34. These ends extend beyond the hinges 34, as at 36, and then at an angle thereto forming stops 37 which are adapted to engage the uprights 32 and hold the hood frame 35 in a substantially erect position. The frame 35 supports a hood 21, which is made of any suitable material such as netting, linen or the like. This hood 21 is preferably made double so as to readily slip upon the frame 35. The legs 19 of the supporting frame 18 extend alongside of the suspension rope 3 in the loops 4 of the body 1 of the hammock. The whole frame 18 is adjustable along the suspension rope 3 so that the hood 21 may be projected more or less over the body of the hammock. The hood frame 35 may be swung back on its hinges 34, so as to get the hood 21 out of the way during operation of removing the child, or in order to give the child more air. This hood has a front flap 22 and side flaps 23, which may be of any suitable material, such as netting, linen, or the like, and adapted to be'turned up on the support 35 or hung down to protect the occupant from flies, dust, the glare of the sun, or currents of air.

Fastened to the inner sides of the hammock by any suitable means, such as stitching, is a retaining belt 24, made in two parts, of any suitable material, and said parts being adapted to be caught together above the occupant of the hammock by means of hookand-eye latches 25. Thus the child is prevented from squirming out of the hammock.

The hammock, although shown as suspended from the sides of a sleeping room, may be hung anywhere else, as for instance, out of doors or on a porch or lawn. An ordinary pillow may be inserted in the hammock as a mattress, or a special shaped mattress may be made to fit the hammock. The inner lining of the hammock as heretofore described, may be of any suitable material and not necessarily of Waterproof material, said waterproof material being unnecessary when a mattress of substantial thickness is inserted in the hammock.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, of a rope for suspending said body portion, a hood for said body portion, brace rods adapted to said slits.

3. In a device of the class described, this combination with a suspension rope, of a body portion closed by a lacing at each end, and loops on said body portion encircling said suspension rope.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with a suspension rope, of a body portion, said body portion being composed of an outside supporting cloth, an intermediate soft filling, and an inner waterproof material.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, of an endless suspension rope for said body portion, an evener on said suspension rope, a talce-up on said suspension rope, and rings carried on loops on said endless suspension rope.

6. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, of a suspension rope for said body portion, and a hood for said body portion, said hood being adjustably held on said suspension rope.

7. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, of a suspension rope, a hood supported on said suspension rope, and guard-fiaps on said hood.

8. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, of a suspension rope for said body portion, and a hood for said body portion, said hood being supported on said suspension rope by means of a wire loop adapted to encircle said suspension rope in a plurality of places.

9. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, having slits at each end, of means for closing said slits, an endless suspension rope for said body portion, a take-up on said suspension rope, brace-rods for spreading said body portion, a hood having adjustable flaps, adjustably supported on said suspension rope, and a retaining belt for said body portion.

10. In a device of the class described, the combination with a body portion, of a susa pension rope for said body portion, a hood support adjustably supported on said body portion, and a hood frame pivoted to said hood support.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM HOWE CONNERY.

Witnesses:

W. B. SWANEY, CHAS. N. Fox. 

